The Blues winger was directly involved in six goals during April – more than any other nominee.

He scored in the wins over Tottenham and Swansea, set up David Silva’s opener against the Welsh side and then produced a hat-trick of assists in Sunday’s win at West Ham.He faces competition from Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen, Everton ‘keeper Jordan Pickford, Manchester United’s Paul Pogba, Jake Livermore of West Brom and Wilfried Zaha, who has been central to Crystal Palace’s resurgence.